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I swear that i can't get anything to co-operate with me.... I just downloaded some torrent files so that I can learn more about Linux shells. The .zip files extracted ...
  1. 05-12-2009 #1
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    extracting woes...

    I swear that i can't get anything to co-operate with me....

    I just downloaded some torrent files so that I can learn more about Linux shells. The .zip files extracted fine, but there was one .rar file and two .7z files that I cannot extract/open. I have both unrar and 7zip but neither program seems to be working...

    When I cd to the directory of the archives and run 7zip for extraction, it tells me that there is no such archive. YES, THERE IS! And when I try to extract the .rar file, it seems to work... but then there's nothing in the file, its just a folder. Yet I spent like 20 minutes downloading it. Just so you know, these were good torrent files; a lot of people made them work... unless they've just gone bad or something...

    Anyone know what I'm doing wrong/ not doing? Thanks.
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    You need a rar extractor. Try installing the 'unrar' application. It should be accessible to your package manager. I use it all the time.
    Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
    Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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    I have Unrar... I thought I mentioned that already...
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    So you did - in the "fine print". What errors did you get?
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    "Archive does not exist" on 7zip.

    Unrar(via command line) shows me the content of the torrent when I try to extract... and then says "failed" by them. like it tried to extract but failed for whatever reason... I'll have to try again to see if there a specific error message, I don't think there is with Unrar though...

    When I right-click extract, it acts like it works; I get an openable folder... but then its empty, just a folder...
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    Try from the command line and post the errors (if any) here. It is possible that the archive is a version that unrar doesn't support.
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    Yeah, maybe... it just appears to be a regular .rar file though, Same thing with the .7z file...

    Im not at my own comp right now, so when I am Ill post what it says for you. Probably wont be today.
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    Maybe its the files themselves. Torrents may not be the most reliable sources depending on what you are getting...
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    Okay, here's one of the .7z files. They all give the same error:

    XXX@XXX:~/Dls$ 7z x shell-scripting.7z

    7-Zip 4.58 beta Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Igor Pavlov 2008-05-05
    p7zip Version 4.58 (locale=en_US.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,2 CPUs)


    Error:
    there is no such archive


    But I do think you are right. I went to try the torrents again, and Ktorrent reported missing files on some of my torrents and asked me if I wanted to re-load those files. We'll see how that goes... maybe I just missed some important files.

    edit: no change at all... I've tried like 5 different .7z and .rar files... none of them are working...

    It must be me..

    Here's my process:

    cd to the directory of the file I want to extract, in this case: cd ~/Dls

    Then I run: 7z x filename.7z via the terminal.

    Is that right? I do the same with .rar, except I replace 7z with unrar.
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    Here's a more detailed error that i got when I tried to extract:

    7-Zip 4.58 beta Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Igor Pavlov 2008-05-05
    p7zip Version 4.58 (locale=en_US.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,2 CPUs)

    Error: /home/x/Dls/100 Best SNES Games Ever/ActRaiser 2 (U) [!].7z is not supported archive

    Errors: 1

    Also, I have some that say .chm and .smc.7z. What do I do with those?
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